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Addressing the Social Determinants Of
Health in Interprofessional Education
Teri Browne, PhD, MSW
Betsy Blake, PharmD, BCPS
Cheryl Addy, PhD
Beverly Baliko, PhD, RN
Aidyn Iachini, PhD, MSW
Christopher Goodman, MD
Social Determinants of Health
are critically important
“Health starts where we live,
learn, work and play.”
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2010
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Social Determinants of Health
are critically important
“Health starts where we live,
learn, work and play.”
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/10/02/us/uninsured-americans-map.html
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Rapidly Changing Focus on Integrated Care
People with mental
disorders:
25% of the adult
population
68% of adults with mental
disorders
have medical conditions
People with medical
conditions:
58% of the adults
population
29% of adults with medical
conditions
have mental disorders
Adapted from the National Comorbidity Survey replication, 2001-2003
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How can we prepare our
interprofessional students to attend
to social determinants of health?
• Involve social work and public health faculty
and students in IPE
• Include content about social determinants of
health in IPE training
Involve social work and public
health faculty and students in IPE
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IPE at U of SC
• Committee started 2011
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Supported by Provost and President
All health sciences (including social work
and public health) involved from the
beginning
• Curriculum, service, research
Student Involvement
• Social work and public health
students involved as learners as
well as leaders
– On faculty IPE committee
– Facilitate IPE class
– Created interprofessional student
organization
• Community service
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Sara Goldsby, MSW/MPH student
• IHI Open School Chapter
• Community engagement /
service learning
How can we prepare our
interprofessional students to attend
to social determinants of health?
• Involve social work and public health faculty
and students in IPE
• Include content about social determinants of
health in IPE training
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IPE Courses- Bev Baliko,
College of Nursing
• Transforming Healthcare for the Future
• >1100 students completed course
• >500 enrolled each Spring semester
• 8 health professions included
• Faculty collaboration to improve content and facilitate
Course Overview
• Students assigned to teams of ~5-6
students from different health professions
– Assigned to larger group of ~30 students
(6 teams per group)
• Online and in-person curriculum
delivery
• Course is subdivided into modules with
required reading and video material.
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Roles and Responsibilities of Health Professionals
Social Determinants of Health and Health Disparities
Negotiating Across Cultures; Values and Ethics
Healthcare System and Calls for Improvement
Root Cause Analysis and Patient Safety
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IPE Courses- Aidyn Iachini,
College of Social Work
• Addressing Childhood Obesity
through Community Approaches
• Public Health, Social Work,
Pharmacy
• Pre-Med, Pre-Nursing, Political
Science
Course Overview
• Students assigned to interprofessional
teams
• Classroom/service learning experience
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Roles and Responsibilities of Health Professionals
Classroom management
Health professions roles & responsibilities
Physical Activity, Nutrition
Working with families & communities
Cultural competence
Policies that influence nutrition
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What is next?
Chris Goodman, School of Medicine
• Importance of social determinants of
health in medical practice
• Free Clinic
• Interprofessional training in health
settings
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Betsy
Blake and Cheryl Addy for their work and
leadership in IPE at U of SC
Questions?
Teri Browne, PhD, MSW
[email protected]
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